Dave, Dhaval M.; Corman, Hope; Reichman, Nancy E.; Das, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
econometric difference-in-differences framework, we estimate the causal effects of welfare reform on adult women's illicit drug … use from 1992 to 2002, the period during which welfare reform unfolded in the U.S. The analyses are based on all available … Warning Network). We find robust and compelling evidence that welfare reform led to declines in illicit drug use and increases …